setTimeout in React Native

Question

I\'m trying to load a splash screen for an iOS app built in React Native. I\'m trying to accomplish this through class states and then a setTimeout function as follows:

Answer 1

You can bind this to your function by adding .bind(this) directly to the end of your function definition. You would rewrite your code block as:

setTimeout(function () {
  this.setState({ timePassed: true });
}.bind(this), 1000);